Word Meaning 墨に染まれば黒くなる

すみにそまればくろくなる sumi ni somarebakurokunaru

墨に染まれば黒くなる is read as すみにそまればくろくなる (sumi ni somarebakurokunaru) and means people are formed by their surroundings.

Meaning

English

  1. people are formed by their surroundings
  2. walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
  3. that which is dyed with ink becomes black

Reading

Kana

すみにそまればくろくなる

Romaji

sumi ni somarebakurokunaru

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 53 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 122466 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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墨染

すみぞめ

mourning dress

墨染め衣

すみぞめごろも

priest's black robe

墨染めの衣

すみぞめのころも

priest's black robe

墨絵

すみえ

ink painting

墨付き

すみつき

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

墨書

ぼくしょ

writing in India ink

墨入れ

すみいれ

inking

墨場

ぼくじょう

meeting place for calligraphers and painters

墨家

ぼくか

Mohism

墨付け正月

すみつけしょうがつ

event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)

墨書き

すみがき

inking the outlines of a picture

墨画

ぼくが

India-ink drawing